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I never thought about this, does a choir left to its own devices naturally gravitate to JI rather than ET?
by Levitz 2y ago
I never thought about this, does a choir left to its own devices naturally gravitate to JI rather than ET?
- PaulDavisThe1st 2y agoIt seems to depend a lot on their age and experience. Years of only single 12TET will tend to pull them away from the JI "sound". However, I know a few choral singers who've tried (in midlife) to single JI and once they got over the initial "hump" they found it quite natural. The "beating" that occurs in 12TET is inaudible to most western listeners because we've become so acculturated to it. You have to get some exposure to music where it doesn't happen before you even notice it (and thus seek out more consonant harmony).